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ObiwanGinobili
08-07-2005, 10:44 PM
Watching ABC just now.. they broke in to announce that Peter Jennings died today from his lung cancer.........wow. I didin;t think it was that bad.... they made it seem like he was coming back to World News Tonihgt at any moment...
:depressed :( :( :depressed
CharlieMac
08-07-2005, 10:44 PM
He was the only good one between he, Rather and Brokaw.
Mixability
08-07-2005, 10:45 PM
Watching ABC just now.. they broke in to announce that Peter Jennings died today from his lung cancer.........wow. I didin;t think it was that bad.... they made it seem like he was coming back to World News Tonihgt at any moment...
:depressed :( :( :depressed


yeah, i didn't realize it either, watching the old footage now... :depressed
SpursWoman
08-07-2005, 10:45 PM
:(
N.Y. Johnny
08-07-2005, 10:46 PM
son of a bitch.. i actually liked him

fuckin cancer
CharlieMac
08-07-2005, 10:48 PM
son of a bitch.. i actually liked him

fuckin cancer

Same here. At 5:30 sharp, I flipped over to ABC for the news for many, many years.
ObiwanGinobili
08-07-2005, 10:52 PM
watching the old footage now... :depressed


me too.. man it's making me sadder.
I've laways liked Peter, he was my fav. anchor.


man.. who've we got now? super old guy on CBS, scewed face dude on NBC.... and who knows who in ABC...

man. this is quite a loss.
CharlieMac
08-07-2005, 10:55 PM
We'll be seeing Katie Couric soon.
Kori Ellis
08-07-2005, 11:00 PM
Wow. That's sad. I had no idea that he was that ill. :(
TheTruth
08-07-2005, 11:02 PM
I didn't like him on the news, but this is very sad.
HB22inSA
08-07-2005, 11:05 PM
I thought he was the best of the big 3.

Damn.
Spurfect
08-07-2005, 11:06 PM
Man I thought this was a joke when I first saw the thread title. Then I remembered about his cancer. That is sad :(
Trooper 2112
08-07-2005, 11:08 PM
R.i.p.
Ginofan
08-07-2005, 11:08 PM
Jeez, I had no idea he was that ill either...this is horrible... :(
Johnny_Blaze_47
08-07-2005, 11:12 PM
I'm going to miss him.

Rest in peace, Mr. Jennings.
Das Texan
08-07-2005, 11:12 PM
my favorite news anchor ever. he will be greatly missed.

shitty news...shows you how bad the ole cigarettes are.

rip peter
CharlieMac
08-07-2005, 11:14 PM
It's really, REALLY suprising though. You just don't think of people like him as human in the sense that you never really think of them dying. They're just there giving you the news every single day and it takes a while for something like this to set in.
T Park
08-07-2005, 11:17 PM
Wow thats amazing, didn't know he was that bad.

A true commie liberal, but a great voice and a great tv presence.

Truely a pioneer.
spurschick
08-08-2005, 08:29 AM
:depressed :cry
batman2883
08-08-2005, 08:32 AM
When is Barbara Walters going to die now?
ObiwanGinobili
08-08-2005, 08:48 AM
They said he had quit smoking in 1986 but had relapsed during 9-11........... sucks.



When is Barbara Walters going to die now?
she had her blood replaced with embalming fluid years ago.
samikeyp
08-08-2005, 09:50 AM
Damn... :depressed

as a young journalism student back in the day...he was one I looked up to.

God Bless You sir.
TMTTRIO
08-08-2005, 11:29 AM
I didn't know his cancer was that bad. They made it seem that he could recover from it. This is so sad. I liked watching him do the news :depressed :( :cry
tlongII
08-08-2005, 11:32 AM
Wow! That was fast! I am going to buy some more LiveStrong bracelets.
SWC Bonfire
08-08-2005, 11:36 AM
It's sad, but he announced his cancer was pretty bad when he retired.


He was the only good one between he, Rather and Brokaw.

I guess they will all be pretty much linked to each other. Probably no group of broadcasters will again, based on the increase of cable news and the decrease in prominance of network news.
David Bowie
08-08-2005, 12:45 PM
Very sad. I didn't realize that he had cancer. RIP.
Mark in Austin
08-08-2005, 12:46 PM
Rest in Peace, Mr. Jennings.

Whenever something happened in the world, it was your broadcast that I looked for to give me perspective and help me makes sense of it. Your grace, command of material, and when appropriate, wit on air in the most trying of times brought me and countless others reassurance and comfort. In an era of "whoever screams the loudest gets the ratings" journalism, you were dignity and class personified. As I grew up, you were part of my family's evening routine for years. And in the decade that I have been on my own, regardless of how many news channels would spring up on the cable box, you were still who I looked for first when I needed to know what was going on.

A heartfelt thank you from one of you many admirers. I can only hope my prayers for you and your family bring a fraction of the comfort you have brought to me and my family over the years.
atlfan25
08-08-2005, 12:50 PM
Peter Jennings died........
That is a shame.
1Parker1
08-08-2005, 01:23 PM
OMG, I am still in shock. Every day since I can remember, once 6:30 hit, my Dad would be stationed in front of the TV tuned into ABC to watch the World News with Peter Jennings-I don't think he missed a day.

I also didn't realize how serious his cancer was, I thought he was getting treatment and coming back to ABC. I hadn't realized he had announced his retirement, as someone had previously mentioned. Haven't they still been calling it the "World News with Peter Jennings?"